Chapter 128

Chapter 128 - 128 122 The Moment of Xie Fengzis Buzzer-Beater (First Chapter 128: 122: The Moment of Xie Fengzi’s Buzzer-Beater (First Update) Chapter 128: 122: The Moment of Xie Fengzi’s Buzzer-Beater (First Update) Imperial Capital Time, 10:29 a.m.

Daydream eSports City.

The waiter knocked on the door, received no response, and walked in. The four guests inside the room were all wearing headphones, engrossed in their games.

The waiter approached Zheng Lvqiao from behind, “Young Master Zheng,” he raised his voice, “someone is looking for you outside.”

Zheng Lvqiao took off one earphone in annoyance.

“What is it?”

The waiter repeated, “Someone is looking for you outside.”

Zheng Lvqiao swiftly worked his controls, “Who is it? Let them come in.”

“He wants you to go out.”

Zheng Lvqiao, having missed his shot and been hit by an in-game enemy until he was nearly out of health, burst into rage, “He wants me to go out, so I go out? Am I his dog? Screw off.”

After cursing the waiter, Zheng Lvqiao resumed his cussing at the players in the game.

The waiter didn’t leave. He waited, then took the opportunity while Zheng Lvqiao paused to catch his breath to approach again, “Young Master Zheng.”

Zheng Lvqiao slammed down his headset, “Dammit, who is it! Can’t you see I’m busy!”

The waiter said a name.

“What does he want with me?”

Before finishing the game, Zheng Lvqiao got up and left the private room.

Imperial Capital Time, 11:13 a.m.

The Weihai waters, a massive private yacht moved against the wind, waves several meters high breaking at its sides. Within the sound of the waves, another noise was intermixed.

“Ah, ah, ah, ah!”

It was the agonized scream of a man.

He was cursing, “Xie Shang, may you die a gruesome death, I’m going to kill you!”

The cursed Xie Shang was at the top level of the yacht, with his phone on speaker placed on the table. He tapped his finger twice on the table and instructed, “Lower the rope.”

The winch lowered the rope.

Zheng Lvqiao, who had been able to poke his head out of the water, was instantly submerged. His hands and feet were tied, and as he opened his mouth, water viciously poured in. The waterproof camera dipped into the water along with him, emitting gurgling sounds.

In front of Xie Shang were two cups of water and a computer broadcasting live what was happening beneath the yacht.

The winch pulled up again.

Zheng Lvqiao’s head emerged, coughing and cursing, “I’m going to kill—”

Xie Shang tapped the table again.

Zheng Lvqiao’s head sank once more into the sea.

The winch lifted again.

“I—”

The rope lowered.

The sea once again covered Zheng Lvqiao’s mouth and nose.

Like this, up and down, the torture and forced swallowing of seawater continued, and the yacht picked up speed. The man hanging beneath the yacht became more and more despondent and weak.

Madman.

Xie Shang, this madman, how could he do such a thing?

Zheng Lvqiao gave in, as soon as his head emerged, he immediately yelled, “Mom!”

“Mom!”

“Save me, hurry and save me—”

Zheng Lvqiao was once again submerged in the water.

Xie Shang looked at the person across him, “Have you made up your mind? Mrs. Zheng.”

Zheng Lvqiao’s mother, Zuo Tangying, had been invited onto the yacht twenty minutes earlier. Zuo Tangying was Zheng Yeda’s second wife; she was Zheng Lvhong’s stepmother and Zheng Lvqiao’s biological mother.

She stared tensely at the computer screen: “I don’t know anything.”

Still not talking.

Xie Shang’s patience had run out, and he turned off the speaker of the phone, “Just leave him; don’t bother pulling him up.”

Having said that, he hung up the call.

Zuo Tangying kept her gaze fixed on the screen.

The man was not pulled up; the surging waves churned ceaselessly. The yacht surged forward, the noise of the sea loud, water splashing chaotically, with no sign of anyone struggling.

This was murder, Xie Shang wouldn’t dare, he surely wouldn’t dare.

Zuo Tangying clenched her teeth.

But Xie Shang, he...

Everyone knew he was a desperado who would dare to do anything: he dared to beat Shen Family’s son half to death, dared to play escape games underwater, dared to weld the throttle shut and fly close to the ground through Wangbei Mountain’s lethal turns.

There was nothing he dared not do; he had the backing of the Xie and Su families.

Zuo Tangying’s tightly clenched hands were sweaty and cold, “Your threats are useless to me, I don’t know anything, quickly let my son go.”

Xie Shang glanced at his watch and slowly recited, “One minute and fifty-six seconds.”

The man had not been pulled up yet.

The sea surface calmed for a moment, and faint bubbles could be seen emerging from beneath the rope, very faint, quickly obscured by the returning tumultuous waves.

Zuo Tangying’s eyes reddened, “You’re committing murder.”

Xie Shang didn’t even look at the screen and casually counted down the time, “Two minutes and forty-two seconds.”

Zuo Tangying yelled, “Xie Shang!”

He paused momentarily, then continued, “Three minutes and seven seconds.”

As time ticked away second by second, if they didn’t pull him up, if they didn’t...

Zuo Tangying’s internal defenses were about to collapse, her eyes splitting with rage, “Xie Shang!!”

He did not raise his head, tapping his watch, easily controlling the whole situation, “Three minutes and ten—”

Zuo Tangying interrupted him, “If I tell you, Zheng Yeda will not let me off.”

If she told, Zheng Lvhong would be done for, and that meant her husband wouldn’t spare her either.

Xie Shang finally looked up, “He will let you off.”

He said this and pushed a file over to her.

Zuo Tangying immediately opened it to see, and what was inside could keep Zheng Yeda in prison for years. How Xie Shang managed to obtain this, all this elaborate scheming, even at the risk of taking a life, what was he ultimately after?

Zuo Tangying turned to the screen, “I’ll talk.”

She couldn’t care less anymore; she had to save her son first.

She gave an address, urging frantically, “I’ve told you the location, now quickly pull my son up.”

Xie Shang motioned with his hand.

Voices came from behind the deck, and Zuo Tangying turned around.

Zheng Lvqiao was being hoisted up, mouth gagged, his clothes not even wet, and he was making muffled cries toward his mother.

Zuo Tangying was stunned, “He—” She turned back to the screen, which remained still. Realization dawned on her, “Xie Shang, you tricked me!”

The video wasn’t live, it might not even be real.

“Mrs. Zheng,” Xie Shang stood up, “I am a law-abiding citizen.”